War crime investigators at Yale discovered a program of re-education and military and police training that was larger than estimated earlier.
Tag: Orphans and Orphanages
They Were Treated Like Orphans. But They Knew the Truth.
In Syria, the Assad regime took hundreds of children away from their parents. A Times investigation reveals the workings of the operation — and how one family fought to reunite.
Eight People, Including 3-Year-Old, Are Kidnapped From Haiti Orphanage
The abductees, including an Irish missionary who directs care for children with special needs, were taken from an orphanage serving about 270 children.
Eight People, Including 3-Year-Old, Are Kidnapped From Haiti Orphanage
The abductees, including an Irish missionary who directs care for children with special needs, were taken from an orphanage serving about 270 children.
North Korea Is Caring for Russia’s Wounded Soldiers, Envoy Says
Russia’s ambassador to North Korea said that its Asian ally is also hosting Russian children orphaned by its war against Ukraine, as the two nations deepen ties.
An Era of Chinese Adoption Ends, and Families Are Torn Over Its Legacy
More than 80,000 children from China were adopted by American families. While many appreciate how the adoptions reshaped their own lives, they are also glad to see the program conclude.
The War in Gaza Is Making Thousands of Orphans
Extended families, hospital staff and volunteers are stepping in to care for Gaza’s many newly orphaned children, some of whom are injured, traumatized and haunted by memories of their parents.
She Survived an Airstrike That Killed Her Entire Family in Gaza
Eleven-year-old Dareen al-Bayaa lost dozens of her family members in a single airstrike in Gaza. She is one of at least 17,000 children across the territory who have been orphaned or separated from their parents.
South Korean Adoptions and a Nation’s Painful Past
South Korean adoptees have been returning to the country to hold the government accountable for what they call a corrupt adoption system that went largely unchanged until recent decades.
Western Banks Help Fund Blacklisted Oligarch’s Charity
Konstantin Malofeyev’s foundation funds orphanages in occupied Ukraine. He denies that a child-removal program there is a war crime: “All of this is fake.”